"Known as "The Italian Gangster," Sabatello (17-4-1) has taken on a Chael Sonnen-style persona in promoting his fights, and used that and a solid run in Bellator to earn a shot at an interim title in Bellator in 2022, only to come up short against Raufeon Stots in a fight that was also a semifinal in the promotion's bantamweight grand prix."
"Patricky Pitbull (25-15) faces UFC alum Yoshinori Horie (14-6) at RIZIN Landmark 13 in lightweight action. Pitbull has lost his last four, including his final Bellator bout, a pair of losses in the PFL, and his RIZIN debut against Shunta Nomura. Horie has been trading wins and losses over his last several fights, beating Bellator vet Spike Carlyle and Yamato Nishikawa but losing to Luiz Gustavlo and most recently then-lightweight champ Roberto Satoshi in a championship bout."
Danny Sabatello will make his first RIZIN title defense against Joji Goto at RIZIN Landmark 13 on April 12, 2026, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Sabatello, nicknamed "The Italian Gangster," is 17-4-1 and has gone 3-0 in RIZIN after departing Bellator, where he earned an interim title shot in 2022 and lost to Raufeon Stots in a grand prix semifinal. Goto is 20-8-1 on a four-fight win streak with his last three victories in RIZIN and has previous experience in Pancrase, Shooto, and ONE Championship. The card also includes former Bellator fighters James Gallagher and Patricky Pitbull, with Pitbull set to face Yoshinori Horie and Gallagher facing Kazumasa Ma.
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